Assistant Controller

ElevenLabs ElevenLabs · AI Frontier · United States · Operations

Assistant Controller role at an AI research and product company. Focuses on owning core components of global close, controls, and audit-readiness processes to ensure accuracy, speed, and sound financial governance during scaling. Requires strong technical grounding in U.S. GAAP, experience with financial controls, audit support, and month-end close. Collaborates with FP&A, Tax, Legal, Revenue Operations, and Engineering on automation initiatives.

What you'd actually do

  1. Drive month-end close activities across multiple entities, including reconciliations, tie-outs, and preparation of supporting schedules.
  2. Implement and operate key financial controls, enforce segregation-of-duties workflows, and maintain consistent documentation for audit and compliance.
  3. Lead audit deliverables under AICPA/PCAOB by preparing PBCs, coordinating evidence, and standardizing control and process documentation.
  4. Collaborate on automation initiatives with Engineering and future Finance Engineering resources to streamline close tasks, control testing, and data accuracy.

Skills

Required

  • U.S. GAAP
  • financial controls
  • segregation-of-duties workflows
  • documentation for audit
  • IPO readiness
  • pre-IPO controls work
  • public-company reporting cycles
  • month-end close cycles
  • AICPA/PCAOB aligned processes
  • independent work
  • judgment
  • cross-functional collaboration

Nice to have

  • CPA
  • ACA qualification
  • Big 4 background
  • automation in accounting
  • system optimization in accounting
  • NetSuite
  • Numeric
  • Ramp
  • Stripe

What the JD emphasized

  • audit-readiness processes
  • financial controls
  • audit
  • compliance
  • IPO readiness
  • pre-IPO controls work
  • public-company reporting cycles
  • month-end close cycles
  • AICPA/PCAOB aligned processes
  • automation initiatives